Sanitary mop.



0. W. DUNLAP2 SANITARY MOP.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-20, i913.

1,146,41 O. Patented July 13, 1915.

O LIVER W. DUNLAP, OF BLOOMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

SANITARY MOP.

Application filed August 20, 1913.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, OLIVER W. DUNLAP, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bloomington, in the county ofMcLean and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Sanitary Mops, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to sanitary mops adapted to be used for cleaninghardwood floors and other surfaces. The material to be used toconstitute the rubbing'surfaces must be soft and in practice thematerial is charged with sanitary oil in such a manner that the materialwill be substantially dry. The material may be recharged when'necessary.I

The object of my inventionis'to provide a mop that can be readily andcheaply manufactured and composed of a twistedwire frame with entwistedmop material in which the frame has a semi-circular shape and is bentinwardly in a double curve form to connect with the handle at the centerso as to provide an elastic'connection of the outer portion of the mopwith the handle. A further object is the formation of the handle socketby means of extensions from both sides of the mop frame so that bothsides of the frame are permanently and similarly connected with thehandle.

A further object is the attachment of ,the side portions of the mopframe to the 0pposite sides of the handle so as to allow a compact mophead and permit a larger curve in the formation of the side portions andconsequently a more elastic construction.

In the drawings which represent my invention and which are referred toin the following specification Figure 1 is a plan vlew of a mop head anda portion of the handle therefor, and shows the formation of the wireframe to which the mop material is attached; Fig. 2 is a cross sectionthrough the twisted wire frame and shows the mop material entwistedtherewith; Fig. 3 is a side view of a portion of the twisted frame witha small quantity of the mop material connected therewith; and Fig. 4 isan end view of the handle socket.

In the drawings, 2 is a cable composed of two wires twisted together, inconnection with which and during formation thereof are entwisted inspiral arrangement, cords of strands or appropriate ,material.

3 refers generally to a head formed from Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented July is, 1915.

Serial No. 785,826.

the cable as a frame and the matted strands, the former being bent intogeneral are form and extending rearwardly of the center of the mop headinlobed form, the lobes being spaced some distance apart. The free endsof the cable are bent inwardly and forwardly in a double curve so as tobring the handle connection within the center of the mop head'and alsoto provide an elastic construction between the handle and the outer partof the mopframe. The inner ends of each cable are preferably reduced toa singlenstrand of wire making the strand 4:, which is a continuation ofthe cable at the left hand side of the mop head, and the strand 6, whichis a continuation of the cable at the right hand side of the mop head,and these two strands, 4 and 6, are bent in the form of'a double screwto form asocket for the mop handle 5 so that each side of the frame issecurely and similarly fastened to the mop handle; For the purpose ofallowing the double curved portions, which connect the sides of the mopframe with the handle, to be formed with a larger curve, the inner endsof the cables are crossed over just previous to their connection withthe handle and are connected with the handle at the opposite side. This,as is apparent, provides a curve of larger radius than would be formedif the side portions of the frame were connected at the same side of thehandle at which they are located and consequently makes a more elasticconstruction.

I have shown herein my preferred form of embodiment of my invention butrealizing that a head might be formed otherwise than from a cable inconjunction with spirally arranged strands, I do not wish to confinemyself to the form disclosed, as my invention contemplates otherembodiments that fall within the scope of my invention.

What I claim is 1. In a mop head the combination of a handle connection,a twisted cable with en twisted mop material curved around and partiallysurrounding the handle connection, said cable being formed at each endwith double curved portions secured to the handle connection foryieldingly connecting the outer portion of the mop with the handleconnection.

2'. In a device of the class described the combination of a handle and ahandle connector, a twisted cable with entwisted mop material curvedaround the handle con nector and terminating at points adjacent eachside of the handle so that the handle connector is disposedsubstantially within the center, portions connecting each end of thecable adjacent the handle with the handle connector, said portions beingformed in a double curve to yieldingly connect the curved cable with thehandle connector.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a handle, ahandle connector, a twisted cable with entwisted mop material curvedabout the connector and terminating at points adjacent the handle, and aportion connecting each end of the cable adjacent the handle to theconnector at the opposite side of the handle, said portions beingarranged in a double curve to provide an elastic connection of thecurved cable with the connector.

4. In a device of the class described the combination of a handle withan attaching end, a twisted cable with entwisted mop material arrangedaround the attaching end of the handle, double curved portions extendingfrom the ends of said cable to the attaching end of the handle, saidportions terminating in a double screw formation to receive theattaching end of the handle.

5. A mop comprising a head formed of a twisted cable with entwisted mopmaterial bent into substantially semi-circular shape intermediate itsends, with the ends of the cable curved inwardly and then outwardly soas to'cross each other and terminating in spiral coils to provide asocket, and a handle threaded for insertion in the socket.

6. A mop comprising a head formed of a single piece of wire cablecomposed of a plurality of strands twisted together, mop materialsecured between the strands of the cable, said cable being bentintermediate its ends into a semi-circular shape with the endsterminating in double curved portions crossing each other andterminating in a socketed coiled portion and a handle threaded in thesocketed coiled portion.

7. A mop comprising a head formed of a frame member bent intosubstantially semi-circular shape intermediate its ends, with the endsof the frame member curved inwardly and then outwardly so as to crosseach other and terminating in coils to provide a socket, a handle seatedin said socket, and mop material secured to the frame member. 7

In testimony whereof I alfix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OHN F. WIGHT, LEAH CARLQUIST.

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